My Hobby and Interest - Research

   ********************************** What:  Women's Empowerment and Self-Protection Workshop When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 6:00pm-8:00pm Where: MaineHealth Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough campus Tuition: $50 -  tuition is approved for reimbursement through the  WOW Well-being Reimbursement program  via the  Espresa platform  for MaineHealth benefit-eligible team members How: Register today by email to Lucy Liaw ( Lucy.Liaw@mainehealth.org ) This workshop provides fundamental concepts of breath work, body posture and structural alignment, and techniques for increasing relaxation and reducing tension. Life can be stressful! These principles will be applied to support efficient movement and reactions during high stress or conflict situations. We will practice simulated situations and work with a partner. Share with the women in your life –...

On Monday, October 12, 2026, we will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.  In 2019, Wabanaki Tribal leaders and representatives joined Governor Janet Mills as she signed legislation to establish Indigenous Peoples’ Day in what we now call Maine. This day recognizes the resilience, diversity, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and replaced Columbus Day in Maine. The day provides an opportunity to center Indigenous voices, deepen our understanding of the devastating effects of colonization, and recognize the continued presence and leadership of Indigenous Peoples today. Below are resources curated to support teaching and learning about Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Wabanaki Nations. These resources can support learning throughout the year, beyond the observance of the single day. Wabanaki Nations and the Dawnland Title/Link Notes Resource Type Indigenous Peoples’ Day Message: Maulian Bryant (MBIPD.mp4) Wabanaki Alliance Director, Maulian Bryant Video 2026–27 Wabanaki S...

 Nature News How to build a mouse: embryo development captured in stunning detail Gene-editing technologies enabled researchers to trace the cell-by-cell development of a single fertilized mouse egg to a late-stage embryo. By   Ewen Callaway ‘Cell recorders’ based on gene editing have captured mouse development in unprecedented detail. Two independent teams of scientists published the findings on 8 October in  Science  and in  Cell . One team recorded the cell-by-cell development of a two-week-old embryo from a single fertilized egg 1 , and the other captured most of the cell divisions in embryos as organs formed 2 .  Both studies were inspired by a landmark  early-1980s effort : the first — and still only — full map of animal development. Using only a microscope, UK biologist John Sulston observed each cell of the nematode  Caenorhabditis elegans  as the animal grew from an egg into an adult with precisely 959 somatic, or fully differentiate...

Join me in the Scarborough main conference room on this week or on zoom: Tuesday October 13 and October 15, 8:00am-8:30am https://maine.zoom.us/j/4625543963 If you are joining in person in the main conf room in Scarborough, mats are available in the lobby closet. Come early to make yourself a space for practice.

Congratulations to Anyonya Guntur and Liz Bergst and her family for the accomplishment of completing the Chicago Marathon! Anyonya ran to support the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, and Liz' family ran to support World Vision. Liz' daughter, Bea, was the youngest on their 1800-member charity team to run - look for her with the oldest team runner, 77 years young.       

  Hi everyone! I’m Beatriz, originally from Brazil, and I recently joined Dr. Ziru Li’s lab as a Research Fellow after completing my PhD in Israel. My passion for science has taken me on quite an adventure, bringing me to places I never imagined I’d live and helping me discover how much I love new experiences and meeting people from different backgrounds. Outside the lab, I enjoy creative hobbies like crochet, painting, and photography. I have a feeling I’ll need to level up my crochet skills to survive my first Maine winter! For now, I’m enjoying the beautiful fall colors everywhere I look and the warm welcome I’ve received here. I’m excited to explore more of this place and see what this new chapter brings!

 Thanks to Calvin Vary for this contribution! Portland Press Herald The hidden consequences of politicizing knowledge Laura Ligouri is founder and chief external strategy officer of Mindbridge, a Maine-based nonprofit organization that uses psychology and neuroscience to support work on human rights and democratic resilience. Democracy is more than a system for electing leaders. At its core, it is a system designed to protect human dignity and freedom by distributing power, safeguarding fundamental rights and holding those in authority accountable to the people they serve. Democracies accomplish this not through elections alone, but through a network of independent institutions that help ensure decisions are guided by evidence, law and professional expertise. Among these institutions are an independent judiciary, a free press, a professional  civil service and an independent scientific enterprise. Each serves a distinct role,  but together they make it more difficult for ...